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It's been a long Easter weekend in the Super League and it's not one that Hull KR will remember fondly. Rovers were thumped by Hull FC on Good Friday and then hammered by Warrington Wolves on Monday in a Bank Holiday weekend that proved costly.

After the elation of beating their cross-city rivals at the KCOM Stadium, Hull came out of the Easter period feeling equally as low as they were thumped by St Helens at the Totally Wicked Stadium.

Hull gave themselves a two try headstart, before going on to concede 11 tries in what was an onslaught from the league leaders.

We'll have reaction from both sides of the city as well as looking what the Easter weekend meant elsewhere in the Super League.

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Goodnight from us

That’s all from us for today, but we’ll leave you with a reminder of some of today’s stories.

Hull KR are licking their wounds after enduring a nightmare Easter weekend that could derail their season.

Only three days on from their derby humiliation at Hull FC, Hull KRwere hammered 54-6 by Warrington Wolves on home soil.

Here, Rovers reporter James O’Brien assesses where it went wrong for the Robins on Monday.

Talking points

Defence in disarray

Shipping 110 points in back-to-back games is clearly unacceptable and Tim Sheens has plenty of work to do this week.

In both matches Rovers were in the game at the break only to capitulate after conceding early in the second half.

KR are simply missing too many one-on-one tackles and some of their efforts in defence have been embarrassing for a Super League outfit.

Easter can make or break seasons in the Super League and while it is only two games, it can potentially have massive repercussions over the rest of the campaign.

St Helens and Catalans Dragons were the only teams to pick up maximum points throughout the Easter period, while London Broncos and Hull KR suffered two demoralising defeats.

Here, we look at the big winners and losers from the Easter period.

Winners

Catalans Dragons

One of just two sides to pick up maximum points throughout Easter, Catalans saw off London Broncos and Castleford Tigers over the period to move within touching distance of the top five.

The French outfit convincingly beat London in the capital on Thursday night with Matt Whitley scoring two of their six tries on the night and the back rower was celebrating once more on Monday night, with another to help see off Castleford at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.

Steve McNamara’s side are beginning to look a real force in the Super League and after moving level on points with Wakefield Trinity, Hull FC and Castleford, his side look perfectly positioned for a tilt at the top five.

Hull FC fell to a demoralising 62-16 defeat to St Helens on Easter Monday, their first loss on the road since the opening day of the season.

Here’s William Jackson’s talking points.

Lack of leadership

While the scoreline at the Totally Wicked Stadium suggests otherwise, Hull FCcompeted for periods against the St Helens. They took a 10-0 lead in the opening 15 minutes and they started well at the beginning of the second, but when Saints flicked through the gears Hull had no answer.

The Black and Whites were in disarray at the back and without the skipper Danny Houghton or the ever calming presence of Gareth Ellis, there was no one to steady the ship.

Instead Hull continued on their downward spiral, conceding try after try without an experienced head attempting to take the side by the scruff of the neck and lead by example.

Scott Taylor was the skipper on the day on what was his 100th appearance for Hull, but he was only on the field for so long and with his influence minimal him Hull were found wanting.

Hunt for fans who 'fought and threw bottles'

Hull KR fans reportedly seen fighting among themselves during the match with Hull FC at the KCOM Stadium on Good Friday, 2019

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This is welcome news

It’s become one of the most talked about issues this season in rugby league, players trying to win a penalty by throwing the ball into an opposition defender on the ground or stood in an offside position.

Castelford Tigers coach Daryl Powell called it ‘cheating’ yesterday and others, including a host of fans, have also hit out at the ploy from players.

Now, the RFL have made moves to address the issue by making additions and amendments to the refereeing policy, beginning with immediate effect.

Players who now pass the ball from the ruck straight at an opposition player will be the ones penalised if clearly trying to win a penalty, with a number of notable changes which will be welcomed across the game.

'We've a massive run of fixtures'

Ian Watson believes Salford have reached a critical point in their season after their loss to Wigan on Easter Monday.

Salford Red Devils head coach Ian Watson (Image: Simon Wilkinson)

This weekend’s game is going to be a massive one now and we’ve got a good run of games coming up. We’ve got London, Leeds, Hull KR in the Challenge Cup, Saints and Hull KR again at Magic.

It’s a massive run of games so we’ve got to approach the games like we did against Warrington where we were completing sets and being patient in attack and built pressure on the team.

Today was all over the place which might have something to do with the changes on the back of Easter weekend.

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Time to clean up the game

Castleford coach Daryl Powell has called on the Rugby Football League to clean up the game following the 37-16 defeat to Catalans in Perpignan.Powell was scathing as he accused Catalans of cheating and suggested his side would have to “cheat to combat the cheating”.Julian Bousquet scored a pair of tries and Tony Gigot, Greg Bird, Matt Whitley and Sam Tomkins also crossed for the French side. Tomkins converted all six tries and Gigot added a drop-goal.Greg Eden scored twice for the Tigers, with Cory Aston also crossing.But Powell is not happy with the state of the game and said: “I think there is a wider issue for the game at the moment.“The amount of cheating in games is growing. Playing the ball into players on the floor, playing it at 100 miles an hour and we’re cheating to combat the cheating.“It’s worse than football at the moment. I just think it’s disgraceful, they have to get a grip of it because I thought it was a shambles today.“I thought it was appalling. We’re saying if that’s the way it is, we’re not going to get hurt by it all the time, we’ll do it ourselves.“There was one incident today where Catalans had three attempts and got it on the third attempt. Well if that’s the way we’re going to go, then we’re down a real sticky road.“It has to be stamped out. They have to do something about it and the Rugby League have to act pretty quickly, I think.”

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Rugby league winners and losers

Easter can make or break seasons in the Super League and while it is only two games, it can potentially have massive repercussions over the rest of the campaign.

St Helens and Catalans Dragons were the only teams to pick up maximum points throughout the Easter period, while London Broncos and Hull KR suffered two demoralising defeats.

Here, we look at the big winners and losers from the Easter period.

Winners

Catalans Dragons

One of just two sides to pick up maximum points throughout Easter, Catalans saw off London Broncos and Castleford Tigers over the period to move within touching distance of the top five.

The French outfit convincingly beat London in the capital on Thursday night with Matt Whitley scoring two of their six tries on the night and the back rower was celebrating once more on Monday night, with another to help see off Castleford at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.

Steve McNamara’s side are beginning to look a real force in the Super League and after moving level on points with Wakefield Trinity, Hull FC and Castleford, his side look perfectly positioned for a tilt at the top five.

Hardaker on Wigan's win

It’s a result that sees Wigan move tow points away from the foot of the table and one that they will hope can kick-start their season.

“It’s a massive victory. It’s always good to win it in the last couple of minutes. It shouldn’t have ever been as close as it was.

Wigan's Zak Hardaker. (Image: SW pix)

“We gave them too much ball through conceding penalties and gifted them too many opportunities. It was down to our errors and discipline, something which has been an issue all year.

“Our defence was really good at the end, as we kept hold of the win and it’s pleasing that this time we have been able to come back from a losing position. “The last five minutes was great, but it was disappointing that we let it get to that stage.”

Hull FC fell to a demoralising 62-16 defeat to St Helens on Easter Monday, their first loss on the road since the opening day of the season.

Here’s William Jackson’s talking points.

Lack of leadership

While the scoreline at the Totally Wicked Stadium suggests otherwise, Hull FC competed for periods against the St Helens. They took a 10-0 lead in the opening 15 minutes and they started well at the beginning of the second, but when Saints flicked through the gears Hull had no answer.

The Black and Whites were in disarray at the back and without the skipper Danny Houghton or the ever calming presence of Gareth Ellis, there was no one to steady the ship.

Dean Hadley of Hull FC is tackled against St Helens

Instead Hull continued on their downward spiral, conceding try after try without an experienced head attempting to take the side by the scruff of the neck and lead by example.

Scott Taylor was the skipper on the day on what was his 100th appearance for Hull, but he was only on the field for so long and with his influence minimal him Hull were found wanting.

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Steve Price's reaction from yesterday

Steve Price has hailed the reaction of his players to bounce back in emphatic fashion against hull KR after their defeat to Salford on Good Friday.

“We were looking for a response from Friday and we got it,” he said “It typifies the kind of men and team we have at the Wolves.

“It’s a group who really care about each other and it showed in the performance today. To rack up 54 points is always very pleasing. The second game over Easter is tough.

“We had a couple of players missing today, as did Hull KR, and there was an opportunity for guys who haven’t been getting a lot of minutes to get some today.

Warrington Wolves coach Steve Price with Jason Clark. (Image: SWpix)

“The Easter programme has been in the English game for a long time and you have to respect tradition. Sometimes it’s going to get to a point where the duty of player is really important.

“With the speed of the game having grown over the past three months and the amount of football you play throughout the year it’s quite taxing on the body. They’re seriously going to have to look at it. But you’ve just got to get the gloves on, punch on and jab away. I’m really proud of the guys.

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KR reporter James O'Brien's talking points from Monday

Hull KR v Warrington Wolves at KCOM Craven Park, Hull

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Lee Radford's post-match press conference didn't last long

Lee Radford was left lamenting a rampant St Helens outfit after they inflicted Hull FC ’s second biggest defeat of the Super League campaign.

The Black and Whites travelled to Merseyside full of confidence after overcoming Hull KR in such emphatic fashion on Good Friday, but they were powerless to stop Saints from running riot at the Totally Wicked Stadium, winning 62-16.

It’s the second time this season Hull have conceded over 60 points, following their record 63-12 loss at the KCOM Stadium to Warrington at the end of March.

Hull started quickly and scored two early tries through Joe Westerman and Carlos Tuimavave, but from there on in, it was an onslaught as Hull fell to their first defeat in six on the road.